Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Angola
Angola: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 73.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Angola, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 73.5% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Angola peaked at 77.5% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 1990.
That places Angola 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77.5% | — |
| 1962 | 75.8% | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 77.5% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 76.6% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 76.7% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 76.6% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 77.2% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 76.9% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 76.7% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 75.8% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 74.6% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 71.3% | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 70.1% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 69.2% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 68.9% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 68.9% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 68.6% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 67.1% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 66.1% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 65.8% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 67.9% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 68.8% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 72.6% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.4% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 72.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 71.7% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 71.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 71.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.8% | 75.8% | 77.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 74.4% | 69.2% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.5% | 66.1% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 65.8% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 71.4% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 68.6% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 72.7% | 73.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Angola?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Angola was 73.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 1963.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 1990.
- How does Angola rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Angola ranks 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.